USE OF SPIRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY IN MONITORING ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSMS AFTER TRANSFEMORAL ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR

Transfemoral endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms has pro ved to be technically feasible in a selected group of patients. Howeve r, long-term efficacy has not been proved. Graft performance after imp lantation can be monitored by a single imaging technique. spiral compu ted tomographic angiography. With this technique, the parameters for c ontinuing clinical success of the procedure-graft patency, endoleaks, graft migration, attachment site diameter, attachment system failure, and aneurysm diameter-can be monitored. Only in selected cases will an additional imaging technique be necessary.